The organisation of academic knowledge: A comparative perspective

Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-410

  Malcolm, Tight ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic units; Disciplines; Diversity; Fields of study; Knowledge forms; University organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543104351     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027303214473     Document Type: Review

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